Read a kind of obscure fiction book by Marion Zimmer Bradely called Ghost Light that used the last names of many well know pagan authors in character names with no real explanation for why. Has anyone read this?

Read a kind of obscure fiction book by Marion Zimmer Bradely called Ghost Light that used the last names of many well know pagan authors in character names with no real explanation for why. Has anyone read this?

Not so obscure. The "Light" series (Ghost Light isn't the first in the series) deal with pagan/occult themes in a modern setting and there are a number of "in jokes", like the names. The books focus more on the philosophy/practice of the occult movements and "classical" religions than on the "white light and happy thoughts" of the new age movement. This is a problem for some readers who feel these books play into steretypical images of pagans (human and/or blood sacrifice being a theme in many of the "Light" books) although she does try to explain the use of these practices and it's hard to deny that these things did play a specific role in certain historical periods and religions.

Personally I enjoyed the books as religious "fantastic fiction" and found the questions they raised about balance interesting and thought provoking. But IMO they are not great in terms of introducing the general public to the modern pagan worldview, any more than the Peretti or the Brown novels would make for a realistic introduction to Christianity.

Recently read Juniper, Wise Child and Coleman by Monica Furlong. I believe they would be considered young adult fiction. I found them really wonderful and delightfully pagan. All you Kitchen witches and Herb lovers will really enjoy them!

Recently read Juniper, Wise Child and Coleman by Monica Furlong. I believe they would be considered young adult fiction. I found them really wonderful and delightfully pagan. All you Kitchen witches and Herb lovers will really enjoy them!

Is there another one in this series? I think Dd and I started in on Juniper but never finished for whatever reason. Maybe we'll get into it after she's done with the Twilight series.

"The true measure of a man is how he treats a man who can do him absolutely no good."Embrace the learning that is happening within the things that are actually happening!

For Young Adult fiction, I really loved the book (as a Catholic pre-teen) The Spellkey by Ann Downer. I looked it up again last year and re-read it. I still really like it. Turns out that there's actually a trilogy. Now I have to read that too! But it's a good read, and certainly pagan in nature.

Yay for Pagan Summer Camp 2008! Thank you to all the mamas who organized, hosted, contributed brilliant links and cool conversation, tested crafts and rituals, shared stories and ideas, and worked together to make camp so much fun! :

The Pagan Summer Camp Theme for 2008 was "The Pagan Home" and each week focused on bringing spirituality and awareness into every room of the house and every activity of the day. Cool, huh? For future reference, here are links to the individual weeks.

ENTRY : Opening. What we're doing and why. Introduction of a Pagan Home & Family Binder. Hosted by dawningmama & Aoife

Daughters of Copperwoman is the stories that Anne Cameron grew up hearing in the Northwest, or maybe West? {I'm not up on Canadian geography as much}, Coastal Indians.

They're presented in a fictionalized context, and so it's classified as fiction, which I think is a shame. But it's an excellent book. Just don't make it a religion.That comes from a comment in one of the stories "Warrior Women". Granny says "some women will make a religion of it."

A new edition has just been published, or so I've heard, and I'm dying to get my hands on it. There is supposed to be material included that she had to leave out of the original.

LOL.. after I hit the "reply" button I saw the date on this and realized I'm about 6 years too late!
Ah well... anyways I was replying to say that I know the last Copperwoman. She's an amazing woman. The author of the book used my friend as a reference guide. The book doesn't do the traditions justice, but its still a good book.